If I didn't feel "personally invested" in seasoning my Lodge CI & CS pans (and the Lodge CS pan is an abomination the way it comes from the factory, it's coarser than their CI pans) I'd consider picking up a set of Smithey's (or one of several cheaper Kickstarter alternatives — not as beautiful...
The 1.2 version of the firmware that's floating around the net *has not* fixed the issue. The best I get is a brief flashing of the Toshiba's HD-DVD logo on the screen before it switches back to "no signal detected" screen. I also once saw (just as briefly) a "no disc in tray" message. Also, the...
I didn't have a first DVD. For those who remember this offer, my first purchase was getting 3 for $1 from 800.com and those were the two Terminator movies and Pulp Fiction. Needless to say, all three have been replaced since.
While I agree in general that Fry's staff is for the most part worthless (I've seen one or two exceptions in the 13 years I've been going there), some of the things have changed. If I need to return/exchange, I go there between 9 & 10 in the morning on the way to work and there's almost no line...